While Long Tian was still recovering, things in the upper echelons of the Long Clan were moving extremely fast.
First, the Long region in the first sanctuary, a region comprising of almost 1 billion shelters, was overturned. Ownership of all shelters was taken by people of the Long Clan. The most impressive of all, all of these new owners had full Super points.
This was the defensive force of the Long Clan in the first sanctuary, their carefully cultivated agents inside the first sanctuary, the result of years of effort and countless resources.
The Long Region was the region of shelters that one would normally appear in if they entered the sanctuary for the first time inside the Long Galaxy. Some closer galaxies could also send one inside this region.
The Long Clan once dominated this region, preventing anyone from entering it, maintaining ownership of most if not all shelters and only allowing people of their choosing to enter.
However, as time passed, the Long Clan decided it would be more productive to let others enter. And with time, people forgot that this is a region that is firmly under the Long Clan's control.
However, with an assassination attempt on their young master, the Long Clan simply exerted all of their weight at once, completely securing the region and starting a massive investigation into who had ordered the assassination on their young master and from where these people came from.
After three days, the complete information was presented to the council.
The people that tried to assassinate Long Tian all came from nearby shelters. Most concerning, however, was that this force was only present in a small region of less than 100 shelters. This small region was the core of the Long Region, and also the most controlled.
This was because this is where one ends up when they enter the sanctuary from the Long Planet. A purge was started on anyone involved in this infiltration, removing these people without a trace.
Next, after much torture and memory reading, when people with this ability were present, the mastermind behind this was discovered.
A mysterious and powerful man that uses the dark element. He and everyone involved in this infiltration were based on a small planet at the edge of a galaxy close to the Long Galaxy.
Immediately, Gene Generals were sent to investigate. No mysterious expert was found, but some traces were left behind.
After much analysis and the usage of countless bribes and blackmail, it was finally discovered in what spaceship this mysterious expert left, just a few hours after Long Tian first entered the sanctuary.
Following the spaceship's trail, that passed through over a dozen galaxies, they finally discovered who this expert was, as his route was intercepted by a military checkpoint, and this expert had to reveal his identity.
Feng Yao, an elder of the Feng Clan.
This proved the suspicions of the council right.
It was the damn Feng Clan once again.
The moment this information reached the Long Clan, the Long Hall almost exploded due to the aura of the elders inside. This alerted the entire Long Planet, and the hidden experts of the Long Clan also discovered this information.
However, when a certain someone was finally informed of this information. The entire Long Planet shook. Satellites around the Long Planet, made from the latest technologies, and being the best planetary defense weapons in the alliance, they all almost fell.
The effect didn't end there, the entire solar system of the Long Planet was affected, and its star was thrown back a few thousand kilometers.
All of this, just from the release of a single snippet of aura.
Someone not particularly known for his patience and self-restraint.
The Dragon. The Tyrant of the Long Clan was alerted. For the first time in decades, he would go out again. And in true draconic fashion, the entire alliance would know what he had done when he finished.
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Long Rue was once more kneeling in the Long Hall. This time, there was only her and the patriarch.
The patriarch was emitting a heavy pressure, making it hard for Long Rue to breathe.
He had summoned Long Rue after seven days of investigation. He had decided to deal out the punishment now that he had all the information.
The people that had attacked Long Tian were using the latest camouflage technology that was possible in the first sanctuary, on par with what the Long Clan used.
Therefore, it had been decided that it was not entirely Long Rue's fault that such a group could approach Long Tian. Others, that kept a bigger perimeter around Long Tian and the shelter, also failed to notice these people.
Her failure had been in battle.
The Dragon Queen of the First Sanctuary.
This was her title. And she had gained this title 100 years ago.
She gained it for a feat of strength, an absolute one in the first sanctuary.
Such a person, when faced with two non-evolvers that did not have even the maximum fitness, should have just walked through them without slowing down.
She had clearly not gone all out since the beginning or had lost power during these 100 years.
Long Han could see that she had not lost power, as the Long Clan valued her very much and did not allow her to waste away. She was constantly trained and regularly went through tests.
She was the highest authority of the Long Clan in the first sanctuary. She could not be weak.
Therefore, she had been negligent.
Regardless of the reason, this had to be punished.
So, Long Han had been pressuring her with his presence, just enough to not cause damage but still make it almost impossible to move or even breathe.
"Long Rue, know that if you had failed more severely in your mission, this conversation would be very different."
The patriarch finally spoke after making her endure for 10 minutes.
The council wanted to deal very harsh punishments. Some even went as far as to demand her death.
But Long Han favored Long Rue too much. She was a rare talent even in the Long Clan. He could feel it, her potential did not feel much different from that old man.
To know, that is a guaranteed member of the clan in the seventh sanctuary. And he believed she could do that in less than 100 years.
Because of this, and of personal bias, being grateful for her taking care of the last 4 Young Masters, including Long Tian, he decided on a very light punishment, all things considered.
"The council has decided that you were negligent in your duty, not giving it your all in your task to protect the Young Master. Your punishment shall be to accompany Long Tian for the rest of your life. To be his blade when needed, and his shield when needed."
Long Rue suddenly looked up when she heard this, eyes wide with shock.
But the patriarch finished before she could say anything.
"You are dismissed. You will continue your duties until the Young Master ascends, when you will follow him. For now, expedite the training of the next Dragon in the first sanctuary."
She could only bow and leave. Many emotions were passing through her head at that moment. She felt glad that she was not sentenced to death but was very angry about being made a servant of another.
While watching Long Rue leave, the patriarch suddenly chuckled and muttered before disappearing.
"It seems the old man heard about it. Let's just hope this setback serves as a grindstone and not as a barrier in your path, Long Tian."
Then, a massive pressure washed the entire Long Planet.
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Feng Planet.
This was the planet owned by the powerful Feng Clan.
Although not considered as a top clan anymore, after a certain incident involving a very angry Dragon, they were still big and feared.
They dealt with the underground of the alliance. The actions that could not see the light.
They were not the biggest in this business, but darkness is always too big to be controlled only by one force.
It was night on the planet. Actually, it was always night. Due to the number and power of darkness element Gene Generals and other powerful people, the planet was always in darkness.
There were a few cities on the planet, but it was a sparsely populated planet, as the Feng Clan had almost been wiped out 120 years ago. They were still recovering their numbers.
Suddenly, before anyone on the planet could react, a colossal, scaled arm appeared above it.
The arm clenched its fists and punched. Before even touching the planet, the fist already caused massive destruction.
When it finally touched the planet, it went right through, coming out at the other side in a few seconds.
"Feng Yang! You truly are bold. If I don't wipe the Feng Clan today, I don't deserve the Dragon Name."
An old and tyrannical voice boomed through the remains of the planet, now shattered into millions of pieces that were sent across the solar system.
The voice was transmitted through a mysterious mean, echoing all around the remains.
100 people could be seen above where the Feng Planet just was. Among them were the entire council of the Long Clan and even more people.
All of them were Gene Generals, and not weak ones. Anyone here could make into the Dragon List; this was clearly beyond what the Long Clan was known to have of strength.
In front of these hundred people there was one single figure. A man, 2,5 meters tall. This person was clearly old, having age marks on his face and white hair. His face was shaved clean, with his sharp features exposed to the world.
The most notable of his features were his eyes, the characteristic deep red of the Long Clan. But they were shining. Shining with enough intensity that they looked like two stars from afar.
Suddenly, the old man snorted and slashed with his right hand towards a direction. It appeared to have been empty space, but as his hand came down, space suddenly broke, leaving a gash 1000 kilometers in size.
From this gash came a sudden collision, clearly much more powerful than what had destroyed the planet just now.
From the gash, an old man together with 30 people appeared. The old man was injured, having a deep gash across his arms.
Light couldn't reach these figures, but this was not a problem for anyone on this battlefield.
"Long Tianan, what the hell is wrong with you?! Are you rebelling against the alliance?"
The injured old man yelled as he came face to face with the terrifying army of the Long Clan.
As the people of the Feng Clan observed those of the Long Clan, pure shock could be seen in their faces, as they realized that these 100 people were on par if not stronger than them.
"You stupid old thing, after hiding for 120 years behind your master have you gone senile?"
Long Tianan spoke, looking at the people of the Feng Clan.
"You managed to survive kidnapping the Young Master of my clan. And now, having survived by a miracle once, you try to assassinate the current Young Master?"
"What the hell are you talking about, Long Tianan? I did not order any execution against your clan of lunatics. If you are going to attack us just because you don't believe in the justice of the alliance, don't think that the world will watch without moving."
Feng Yang responded, pretending not to know anything.
"Feng Yang, you haven't understood." There was a sudden pause in the Long Clan's ancestor words.
"I came here not to accuse you; I came here to destroy you. If 10 people come before me and you, 10 people will die and then you will!"
At the moment these words were spoken space broke in multiple parts and hundreds of terrifying pressures appeared.
"Long Tianan, are you disregarding the decision of the Alliance?"
A powerful voice sounded from one of the cracks.
"We have evidence!"
Long Han, a bit behind his father, rapidly spoke, fearing his father would antagonize the entire alliance. Something the old man had almost done countless times, always leaving the cleanup for him.
"If this is true, then we won't interfere. Present the evidence."
Long Han then took out a small spherical object from his pockets and made it fly towards the crack where the voice came from.
As the object was going towards the crack, Feng Yang, as if remembering something, tried to shoot something at the object.
But the moment he summoned a dark sphere that distorted space in his hands, a bolt of lightning came from the crack.
It reached him so fast he could not react. He became even more injured and the sphere in his hands dissipated.
"Act out once more and not even Peng Fan will be capable of saving you."
A voice was transmited from the crack inside Feng Yang's head.
With that, the object entered the crack.
"One minute, checking it."
The voice came, and space suddenly calmed down, the hundreds of fractures in space continued open, with terrifying beings still observing.
Exactly one minute later, the voice came down with judgement.
"The Feng Clan tried to assassinate the Young Master of the Long Clan. As per the laws concerning Tier 4 Clans, the military will not involve itself. If the battle goes beyond the property of the two clans, I will stop it myself."
Then, the crack closed itself.
There was a sudden look of despair on Feng Yang's face. He tried to break space and flee but found that space had become thick like metal. He could not break it.
At that moment, he tried one last thing.
"Pen-"
But before he could say anything, his head suddenly vanished. He had been clearly unprepared for this attack.
"For someone this scheming, he was pretty stupid. Hahaha."
Long Tianan laughed, clearly not phased that someone had silenced Feng Yang in front of him.
As he laughed, he stretched his hands. Suddenly, his hands morphed into the same scaled ones that had destroyed the planet before.
It reached the rest of the people from the Feng Clan and clenched. They turned into crystal and then exploded under the pressure.
Long Tianan then declared, both to the people from his clan and to the many cracks through which people watched.
"From this day forward, there is no more Feng Clan. Any member of the Feng Clan found will be hunted until extermination. We will be posting a bounty list later, be sure to participate in this treasury hunt."
Long Tianan said and disappeared, together with the people from the Long Clan.
At the same time, multiple spaceships bearing the emblem of the Long Clan, a deep red Dragon head, appeared in this solar system and all systems that were reported to have members of the Feng clan. From these spaceships, hundreds of Gene Warriors and Gene Knights appeared, hunting every single member of the Feng Clan they could find.
Upon hearing the news, the entire alliance was shocked. The grudge of more than 200 years was suddenly resolved. With an entire Tier 4 Clan disappearing just like that.